Philippe Quint Joins Avanticlassic

In spring 2012, Avanticlassic will release violinist Philippe Quint’s recording of concertos by Mendelssohn and Bruch, and Beethoven’s Romances Nos. 1 and 2, with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería led by Carlos Miguel Prieto. This disc is Quint’s first recording as part of his new agreement with Avanticlassic, where he joins such luminaries as Martha Argerich and Roby Lakatos. The album was recorded in August 2011 at Sala Nezahualcóyotl in Mexico City. Philippe Quint is a two-time Grammy Award nominee – most recently in 2009 for his recording of Korngold’s Violin Concerto, also with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería and Prieto.

Quint and Prieto, who have worked closely together in numerous performances over the last decade, sought to create an inspired take on these well-known favorites of the violin repertoire. Of the process, Quint said, “One might feel that recording the Mendelssohn and Bruch Concertos is hardly an innovative idea, which raises the obvious question, ‘Why again?’ The simple answer is this album comes from my heart, with great love and passion for this music and out of a childhood dream to record these works. I have waited a long time before putting these works on record, re-evaluating every note of my interpretation over the years, and making sure that I have something to say about these most perfect, Romantic concertos. After performing them for nearly two decades, the producers at Avanticlassic and I thought that this would be an exciting way to begin our new collaboration.”

This is the first recording Quint has made with the 1708 “Ruby” Antonio Stradivari violin, on loan to him through the generous efforts of The Stradivari Society®.